“Pumpkinflowers” has been chosen as one of five finalists for the 2017 Taylor Prize for Canadian non-fiction. The five are:
- Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier’s Story of a Forgotten War by Matti Friedman
- Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World by Marc Raboy
- This Is Not My Life: A Memoir of Love, Prison, and Other Complications by Diane Schoemperlen
- By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz by Max Eisen
- Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies by Ross King
More here.